Combined punch and pencil device



Oct. 14, 1952 S. B. WIMBERLY ETAL COMBINED PUNCH AND PENCIL DEVICE Filed Aug. 24, 1950 I N VEN TORJ 1 Patented Oct 14, 1952 OFFICE 2,613,745 COMBINED PUNCH AND PENCIL DEVICE Sam B. Wimberly and Douglas R. Self,

Birmingham, Ala.

Application August 24, 1950, Serial No. 181,216

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a combined punch and pencil device. It has for its main objects to provide such a combination that will be highly satisfactory for the purpose intended, simple in structure, cheap to manufacture, easy to use, attractive in appearance, and extremely durable.

A further object is to provide such a combination that will avoid requiring conductors on trains and through line bus operators to carry cumbersome heavy type ticket punchers and an extra pencil foruse on their jobs, as the present invention will be about the size of a fountain pen adapted to be carried as such.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the drawing and description.

By referring generally to the drawing, part of i this application, it will be observed that Fig. 1

is a general plan view of a combined punch and pencil device made according to the present invention; Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. 1, partly in section; Fig. 3 is an end view of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a side view similar to Fig. 2 showing the punch in closed condition as the result of being bent at its center joint; Fig. 5 is an enlarged side view of the punch portion of the combination with the expanding mechanism shown in broken lines; Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view on line 6-6 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view on line 1-1 of Fig. 5; and Fig. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the side of the center portion showing modified spring means for part operation of the punch.-

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the combination comprises two substantially similar half-round metal bars I and 2 mounted rockably on a pin shaft 3. A round pin 4 is attached in one end of bar 1 adapted to be inserted in the hole 5 in the end of bar 2 for use in punching holes in tickets and the like when the bars are brought together by bending, by manual means, the combined parts at the joint 6, thus overcoming the urge of a rubber pad I retained by pin 1 or V-shaped spring 8 inserted between the bars at 9, that normally hold the punch in open condition; the bending causing the fixed pins l0 and. H in one end I2 of the pencil holding portion I3 to pry apart the ends [4 and I5 of the bars I and 2 as plainly shown in Fig. 4. A lead pencil I6 is inserted in the hollow portion ll of the pencil holding device. The punch end is provided with a spring l8 through which the punch pin 4 enters when the punch is used so that after a ticket is punched it is pushed off of the pin 4. A clip I9 is attached on the pencil holding portion so that the whole device may be supported in a pocket of a user.

From the foregoing it will appear that the punch end of the assembled parts will normally 6 remain open as a result of the resilient rubber pad as shown or the spring as shown in Fig. 8. In use a ticket or the like is inserted in the open punch end, then the entire device is bent by manual means by holding in one hand, thereby causing the leverage of the pins in the slot 20 to expand the ends l4 and I5 and contract the opposite punching end.

The various parts of the combination may be made of any material suitable for the purpose, but we prefer using metal; also the parts may be made in various sizes and capacities.

While we have shown and described the preferred embodiment of our invention, we do not wish to limit same to the exact and precise details of structure, but reserve the right to make all modifications and changes so long as they remain within the scope of the invention and the following claim.

Having described our invention we claim:

A punch device of the character described comprising, two'substantially half-round bars, said bars. mounted rockably on a small shaft, one end of one bar having a round pin fixed therein, one end of the other bar having a round hole therein,

said pin and hole being adapted for the pin to be inserted in the hole when the end of the bars are brought together, a spring attached by one end thereof to the end of the bar having the pin therein, the free end having a hole therethrough with the outer end of the pin in the hole and adapted for'the pin to be inserted forward and backward in said hole, a resilient rubber pad positioned between said bars near the rockable joint thereof and being normally disposed to hold said pin and hole apart; the other ends of the two bars having cut-out portions that form a slot therebetween when the ends of the bars are pressed together by the urge of the rubber pad; a round third member consisting of a solid bar portion, said solid portion having a U-shaped slot in its solid end, pins inserted across and within said U-shaped slot, the cut-out ends of the half-round bars positioned around said pins in said U-shaped slot, said pins in the slot being adapted to pry said half-round bar ends apart when the assembled device is bent at the joint havingthe said pins therein; a spring type clip attached to said third member adapted for holding the combined parts in the pocket of a user.

SAM B. WIMIBERLY. DOUGLAS R. SELF.

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